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UN blasts detention of refugees in Europe
The UN human rights chief voices alarm at the increasing detention of refugees, including children, across Europe.

The UN human rights chief voices alarm at the increasing detention of refugees, including children, across Europe.

The Iranian foreign minister says only diplomacy and not military approaches can settle the crisis in Syria.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is expected to finalize a deal with Azerbaijan over the construction of a rail link between the two countries when he visits Baku in August.

At least five security forces are killed in a Daesh attack in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi.

David Cameron says he will not stand down even if he loses the EU referendum.

Iranian female sports shooter Najmeh Khedmati has clinched a gold medal at the Olympic Games Training Camp in France.

A car bomb blast hits the Turkish town of Ovacik in the eastern Tunceli province, injuring nine people.

Iranian Paralympian swimmers collect 13 more medals at IDM 2016 in Germany.

Leaders in the Baltic countries and Poland fear the force that NATO plans to deploy on their territory is unable to confront Russia.

Some American lawmakers say they will push for tougher gun laws over Orlando killings.

Separate shootings across New York City have killed three people.

Pope Francis condemns as “brazen” the freedom with which weapons are circulated across the world.

One of the US Navy’s most advanced submarines has entered South Korea’s Busan port.

A UN report says Israel's occupation of the West Bank and its blockade of Gaza is the primary cause for Palestinian “humanitarian vulnerabilities.”

Police in Bangladesh arrest some 8,200 suspects in a major crackdown on militants and other suspects following a spate of murders in the country.

Germany is ready to make concessions to Turkey in order to tackle the refugee influx, a report says.

Donald Trump says President Obama should step down after the Orlando mass shooting.

A political expert says the US does not want to see the Iraqi army defeat Daesh terrorists, and rather wants a protracted war in the Arab country.